[dns-operations] DNS Flag Day 2020 will become effective on 2020-10-01

Fernando Gont fgont at si6networks.com
Fri Sep 11 08:41:41 UTC 2020


On 11/9/20 01:47, Paul Vixie wrote:
[...]
> 
> 1232 is a cargo-cult number. we must not revere as holy those things 
> which fall out of the sky.
> 
> there is a right way to deprecate fragmentation. it would not involve 
> adding config complexity.
> 
> there is a right way to reach consensus. it's an RFC draft, not a github 
> repo for the initiated.

You mean consensus within the IETF?  -- This is the closest we got to: 
https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc8900.txt  . Som people will always 
insist fragmentation support is crucial, and should be improved. Same 
for IPv6 EHs in general (see RFC7872).

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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